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Raw Deal

Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan

Up in smoke

National programme on improved chulhas put on ice

Solar lighting systems successful in Rajasthan

Solar power tariff hits record low, sparks worry about coal’s future

The solar power tariff bid of Rs 2.36 per kilowatt / hour is 3.3% lower than the previous record

No absolute immunity for World Bank affiliate: US Supreme Court

In a historic decision involving Indian coal plant, US top court says World Bank affiliate can be prosecuted for environmental damages

Renewable energy: Investments decline globally

China takes over from Europe as the largest investing region

Include public, fight Naxalites

Planning Commission wants to improve Integrated Action Plan

US power sector headed for biggest decarbonisation ever

Bloomberg report estimates that renewable energy penetration and coal-to-gas switching could reduce the sector’s carbon emissions by 35 …

Japan uses climate finance to lend $1 billion to Indonesia for dirty coal

Observers call for clear rules on climate finance to ensure money is not spent on projects that would cause climate change

Andhra HC dismisses petitions against law to regulate micro-finance companies

Suggests state government should review the law enacted in the wake of suicides by rural borrowers

Fight over finance: where's the money, ask developing countries

Developed countries shy away from promising more money to developing nations from next year till 2020 for mitigation and adaptation measures

To fast track India’s industrial growth, FM gives sops to mining

Environmentalists say ministry of finance apathetic towards social environmental consequences

Karachi expressway elicits protests

EU for more funds in scientific research

No substance in budget's agriculture hype

COP-9 makes slow progress

New indices to track global carbon market

The key: empowerment

Arouse people's interest in governance

TOURISM & HANDICRAFTS: Backs to the wall

Militancy's most distressing casualties

WATER: Fading glories

Kashmir's dying lakes are choking their dependants

FORESTS: Losing its soul

The true cost of water

Making houses energy efficient

Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …

Wake Up World Bank

Absolute immunity leads to impunity, and that foments lack of transparency and the reluctance to be held accountable